tenant farmers

Definition of tenant farmersnext
plural of tenant farmer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant farmers
Noun
  • Stanislaus County Agricultural Commissioner Linda Pinfold said growers in Northern California counties such as Yuba and Sutter, where many cling peaches are now grown, are particularly concerned about losing a major processing facility.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • This would be a pity for nature, but also a major loss for the growers.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the north, Louisiana also had sharecroppers and still has cotton fields.
    Christine Ochefu, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The Malcolms and Dorseys, sharecroppers in Georgia, encouraged Black neighbors to vote in the state's all-white primary earlier that year.
    Brian Unger, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Tenant farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmers. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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